The Wonders of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city. Sitting on top of a high mountain, it is one of the most beautiful and interesting places in Peru.
Machu Picchu is called "the lost city" because it was hidden in the jungle for 400 years. No one knew where it was until Hiram Bingham found it in 1911.
For the Incas, this city was a religious center. They built beautiful stone temples there and prayed in them. Today we can still see the ruins of these incredible buildings. They help us imagine what the Inca world was like a long time ago.